Use pages 86-87
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Types of Blood Vessels
The blood vessels form an extensive network that moves blood throughout the body.
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Description of its structure:
Description of its structure:
Description of its structure:
Function (what is its job?):
Function (what is its job?):
Function (what is its job?):
Label the following diagram with the terms:
- capillaries
- artery- vein
- venules
- arterioles
- tissues
Colour in the vessels. Use red for oxygenated blood & blue for deoxygenated blood.
Quick Review:
1. What is the difference between an artery & a vein?
2. Why are there valves in veins?
3. Explain how the structure of capillaries is well suited for their function.
4. Most arteries carry oxygenated blood and most veins carry deoxygenated blood. Which vessels don’t
follow this rule?
5. Why is the muscle around the left ventricle thicker than the muscle around the atria or right ventricle?